HDL (High-density lipoprotein) - Considered "good cholesterol" because it scavenges "bad cholesterol" from the rest of the body and stores it in the liver.
Cardiovascular - pertaining to the heart and the entire circulatory system
Exchange Lists - Lists of foods with interchangeable nutrient and calorie contents; used in specific forms of diet therapy
Grams - smallest unit of measurement of weight in the metric system
High-glycemic - A food is considered to be high-glycemic if it is broken down rapidly and enters the bloodstream quickly as glucose.
Saturated Fat - fats whose carbon atoms contain all of the hydrogen atoms they can;considered a contributory factor in atherosclerosis
Vegans - vegetarians that avoid all animal foods